AKPDC rounds 1, 2, quarterfinals:
Developing countries should cease efforts to crack down on digital piracy
AKPDC rounds 5, 6, final:
Access to the internet should be considered a fundamental human right
AKPDC Round 3: The Internet and lifestyles
AKPDC Round 3: The Internet and lifestyles
- Fan pages or websites that glorify mass killers, rapists and other people who do bad things should be banned
- Parents should be given full access to their children’s social networking accounts
- Websites that advertise brides from overseas should be banned
AKPDC Round 4: The Internet and crime
- Governments should hire hackers to track down cyber-criminals
- Governments should pay their citizens to put up videos of police brutality on social networking sites
- Online gambling should be allowed everywhere
AKPDC Octos: The Internet and International Relations
- Online whistle-blowers (such as Wikileaks) have done more harm than good
Context: Wikileaks is a non-profit, online organisation that publishes secret information and media leaks from anonymous sources - States have the right to turn off the internet during times of crisis/conflict/disaster
- Democratic states should actively assist locals in oppressive regimes to breach internet restrictions
AKPDC Semis: The Internet and privacy
- Online anonymity should be abolished
- States should be able to monitor internet usage of individuals suspected of criminal activity
- States should create an online public database of criminals